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Degrees of Comparison

1. Positive

Degrees of comparison are used when we describe a

person or a thing.

Adjectives make the comparison.

• Remember adjectives are describing words.

• Example: (Positive degree)1. Fast2. Slow3. Big4. Small

Positive comparison• This is used for when we only describe one person or thing.

Example:•The house is big.

Example:• The boy is fast on his bicycle.

Example:• That girl is smart.

Example:• The radio was loud.

Degrees of comparison

2. Comparative

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2.Comparative degree

•This is when we compare two people or things to each other.

Rule- add er to the adjective

1. Fast = Faster2. Slow= Slower3. Big = Bigger 4. Small = Smaller 5. Tall = Taller

I am tall he is

taller.

Examples:• The house is big but my house is bigger.

BigBigger

Example:• The boy is fast on his bicycle but I am

faster.

FastFaster

Example:• The radio was loud but the T.V was

louder.

Example:• Painful = more painful • Hopeful = more hopeful• Beautiful = more beautiful• Expensive = more expensiveAdjectives ending in ful or e we use

more.

Exceptions to the rule:• Good = better• Bad = worse• Many/much = more• Little/few = less• Far = farther/further• Old = older/elder

Degrees of comparison

3. Superlative degree

Superlative degree• Used when comparing more

than two people or things.

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Rule- add est to the adjective

1. Fast = Faster = Fastest 2. Slow = Slower = Slowest 3. Big = Bigger = Biggest4. Small = Smaller = Smallest5. Tall = Taller = Tallest

Shortest

Example:• He was the fastest in the bicycle

race.

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Example:• She was the smartest girl in the

class.

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Example:• The biggest house on the block

was for sale.

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Example: • The slowest computer in the class

belonged to Miss Brockway.

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Example: • Superman was the strongest

and fastest of all the super heroes but spider man was the most flexible.

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Example:• Painful = more painful = Most painful• Hopeful = more hopeful = most

hopeful• Beautiful = more beautiful = most

beautiful • Flexible = more flexible = Most

flexibleAdjectives ending in ful or e we use

most.

Exceptions to the rule:

• Good = better = best• Bad = worse = worst• Many/much =more = most • Little/few = less = least

Identify the degree 1. The lion is a strong animal. 2. Rochelle is the kindest of all.3. The apple is sweeter than the pear.4. It is a tall building.5.  Facilitator Anthea had the most

wonderful birthday cake.

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ASSIGNMENT: Write in the whole sheet of

paper.

• Make your own sentence with the use of degrees of comparison(minimum of 5sentences)

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Prepared by:

Thessa Mea Shinette Avila Dal

BSEd 203

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